Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and Boccaccio
This paper studies 14th-century Latin prose rhythm as exemplified by Dante and Boccaccio. The texts observed in this analysis are samples from De Monarchia, De vulgari eloquentia, Quaestio de aqua et terra and Epistole by Dante and De mulieribus claris and De casibus virorum illustrium by Boccaccio...
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This paper studies 14th-century Latin prose rhythm as exemplified by Dante and Boccaccio. The texts observed in this analysis are samples from De Monarchia, De vulgari eloquentia, Quaestio de aqua et terra and Epistole by Dante and De mulieribus claris and De casibus virorum illustrium by Boccaccio. In ancient rhetoric, rhythmical units were used at the ends of sentences and clauses in prose texts. These units were called clausulae, and the rhythm of classical prose was based on the quantity of syllables. Medieval Latin prose rhythm, however, was based on word stress and was called cursus. The aim of this paper is to study what kinds of cursus occur in the given text samples and their frequency. The research method used in this paper is comparative-statistical analysis. The distribution of cursus in these samples is also analysed by chapters and different types of cursus are distinguished.
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| spelling | doaj.art-283c2e6c1a7c4e5e98fcff3c65dc8e732022-12-22T02:53:44ZengUniversity of Tartu PressStudia Metrica et Poetica2346-69012346-691X2022-09-019110.12697/smp.2022.9.1.04Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and BoccaccioAnnika Mikkel0College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, University of Tartu This paper studies 14th-century Latin prose rhythm as exemplified by Dante and Boccaccio. The texts observed in this analysis are samples from De Monarchia, De vulgari eloquentia, Quaestio de aqua et terra and Epistole by Dante and De mulieribus claris and De casibus virorum illustrium by Boccaccio. In ancient rhetoric, rhythmical units were used at the ends of sentences and clauses in prose texts. These units were called clausulae, and the rhythm of classical prose was based on the quantity of syllables. Medieval Latin prose rhythm, however, was based on word stress and was called cursus. The aim of this paper is to study what kinds of cursus occur in the given text samples and their frequency. The research method used in this paper is comparative-statistical analysis. The distribution of cursus in these samples is also analysed by chapters and different types of cursus are distinguished. https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/smp/article/view/19206prose rhythmcursusclausulaDanteBoccaccio |
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| title | Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and Boccaccio |
| title_full | Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and Boccaccio |
| title_fullStr | Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and Boccaccio |
| title_full_unstemmed | Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and Boccaccio |
| title_short | Latin Accentual Clausula as Exemplified in 14th-Century Prose Texts by Dante and Boccaccio |
| title_sort | latin accentual clausula as exemplified in 14th century prose texts by dante and boccaccio |
| topic | prose rhythm cursus clausula Dante Boccaccio |
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